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Back to top3/17/2022: National Book Critics Circle Names 2021 Award Winners
The National Book Critics Circle Award
Each year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism.
All the information on the NBCC website here.
If you missed the ceremony, including the finalists reading and Merve Emre’s powerful Balakian Citation acceptance speech, you can watch it here.
Great article in The New York Times. All the winners with notes about each, and links to further in-depth reviews and information.
The 2021 NBCC Award winners are listed below.
Books:
$28.99
ISBN: 9780062942937
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Published: Harper - August 24th, 2021
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: Fiction
$20.00
ISBN: 9780062942951
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Published: Harper Perennial - May 10th, 2022
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: Fiction
$29.00
ISBN: 9780316492935
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - June 1st, 2021
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: NonFiction
$28.00
ISBN: 9780316458733
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - February 9th, 2021
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: Autobiography
$17.99
ISBN: 9780316458757
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Published: Back Bay Books - May 31st, 2022
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: Autobiography
$32.00
ISBN: 9780316561693
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Published: Little, Brown and Company - August 3rd, 2021
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: Biography
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316561709
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Published: Back Bay Books - August 23rd, 2022
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: Biography
$16.00
ISBN: 9781644450451
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Published: Graywolf Press - March 2nd, 2021
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: Poetry
$27.00
ISBN: 9781635572520
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - March 30th, 2021
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: Criticism
$18.00
ISBN: 9781635579314
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Published: Bloomsbury Publishing - May 24th, 2022
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: Criticism
$27.99
ISBN: 9780063049901
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Published: Ecco - August 3rd, 2021
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: The John Leonard Prize: for a first book in any genre.
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063049895
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Published: Ecco - June 7th, 2022
The 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award: The John Leonard Prize: for a first book in any genre.